Swing.



PATENTBD JUNE 30, 1903.

v No. 732,307.

, G. 0. LYMAN.

- SWING.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 25, 1902.

2 SHEETSSHEET 2.

no MODEL.

UNITED STATES iatented .1 un'e 30, 1 903.

PATENT OFFICE.

OHAUNOEY o. LYMAN, OF BROOKWAYVILLE, PENNsYLvANI ASSIGNOR or TWO-THIRDSTO ROBERT A. HAMILTON AND WILLIAM r. BLOSE,

or BIGRUN, PENNSYLVANIA.

SWING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 732,307, dated June 30,1903. Application filed November 25, 1902. Serial No. 132,793- '(Nomodel.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHAUNcEY O. LYMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Brockwayville, in the county of J efferson, State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSwings; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to the class of lawnswings, and it has for itsobject to provide a construction wherein two seats are hung in asupporting-frame and which seats and frame with its hangers may befolded into small compass for shipment, so that they may receive aminimum freight-rate. a

. A further object of the invention is to provide a construction whichwill be cheap and easy of manufacture and which will be efficient inoperation.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be understood fromthe followin g description.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in whichlike numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views,Figure 1 is a perspective view of the swing, showing it set up and readyfor use. Fig. 2 is a perspective'view showing the platform removed andthe several members partly folded. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional viewthrough a pair of hangers and the adjacent ends of the platform-sillsand showing the arrangement of the bushings. Fig. 4 is a detailelevation of one end of a platform-sill and showing a bushin and themanner of holding it in place. p

Referring now to the drawings, there is shown a swing, including asupportin g-frame, comprising two pairs of uprights 5 and 6. Each of theuprights has a plate 7 secured against its inner face 'at its upper end,the plates of the uprights 5 overlapping the plates of the uprights 6,and through the overlapping plates are formed alining perforations, withwhich is engaged a rod 8, having a head at one end and a nut at theother for preventing disengagement thereof.

Bolted at one end against the inner faces of the uprights 6 arecross-pieces 9 by means of bolts 10, and pivotally secured to the innerfaces ofthe uprights 5, by means of bolts 12, are plates 13, which arein turn pivotally connected to the cross-pieces at their ends by meansof the bolts 14, thus forming kneebraces which, when broken, willpermitof the uprights being folded together. To hold the knee-braces at timesactive, the pieces 9 and their corresponding plates 13 are perforated.to receive additional bolts 15, so that when said bolts 15 are engagedthe plates and crosspieces are held from displacement either toward oraway from each other. The bolts 10 are also engagedthrough posts 16 andthe bolts 12 are engaged through posts 17, so that they may have pivotalmovement, said posts being arranged to norm ally diverge upwardly. Aslotted tie-rod 18 is provided for each of the posts, each of saidtie-rods being pivotally connected at its upper end with the upper endof a corresponding upright by means of a bolt 19, while through thelongitudinallyextending slots of the rods at each side of the frame isengaged a bolt-rod 20, which passes also through the upper ends of apair of hangers 21 at that side of the frame. By slotting the tie-rodsthe posts are permitted to be swung with their outer ends upwardly tofold between the uprights 5 and 6, respectively, when the structure isfolded for shipment, as hereinafter described and as illustrated in Fig.2 of the drawings. Through the lower ends of the hangers are formedperforations in which are disposed bushings, the extremities of thehangers being slotted, so that the perforations may be reduced indiameter to grip the bushings, this action being accomsills maybedisengaged from the bolt-rods 26, which are passed through thebushings of the hangers and sills at each end of the platform by reasonof the fact that the slots in the ends of the sills are of sufficientwidths to permit of the rods being drawn therethrough. Upon the middleportions of the upper faces of the sills is secured a platformcomprising transverse slats 27, and pivoted against the outer faces ofthe sills directly adjacent to the platform are the front legs 28 ofseats. The seats comprise side pieces 29, which are pivotally connectedby means of bolts with the upper ends of the legs 28 and are alsopivotally connected by means of bolts with their respective hangers. Thepivotbolts in question are engaged through bushings which are disposedin perforations in the several members, the members being slottedlongitudinally from the perforations and having clamping-bolts engagedtherethrough, so that the perforations may be contracted to clamp thebushings, as will be understood. The side pieces 29 of the seats areprovided with transverse slats 31. Each seat has a back consisting oftwo uprights 32, which are pivoted at their lower ends against the innerfaces of the side pieces and are connected by transverse pieces 33, towhich are attached longitudinal slats 3i. Arms 34 are pivoted at theirrear ends to the uprights 32 and have depending webs 35, to which arebolted supports 36, by means of two bolts 37 and 38, the lower ends ofthe supports being connected to the forward portions of the side piecesof the chairs by single bolts 39, as shown. Thus when the lower bolt 38,which connects the web of each arm'with its support, is withdrawn theback may be folded forwardly upon the seat, and when the bolts at thelower ends of the front legs are withdrawn the seat and back may beraised and folded between the hangers. Thus it will be seen that byremoving one bolt from each of the knee-braces, the four bolts from thelower ends of the front legs of the chairs,and four bolts from thearmsupports and removing the platform the uprights 5 and 6 may bebrought together and all of the working parts may be foldedtherebetween, the platform being laid also between the uprights. Theentire structure may therefore be folded into an extremely small spacefor shipment, while the structure itself is such that it may be made ata small cost and will be most durable.

It will be understood that in practice modifications of the specificconstruction shown may be made and that any suitable materials andproportions may be used for the various parts without departing from thespirit of the invention.

What is claimed is 1. A swing comprising convergent pairs of uprightshaving a hinge connection at their upper ends, upwardly-divergent pairsof posts pivoted to the uprights, slotted tie-rods pivotally connectedat the upper ends of the uprights, bolts engaged with the upper ends ofthe posts and with the slots of the tie-rods, hangers pivoted upon thebolts and chairs carried by the hangers.

2. A swing comprising convergent pairs of uprights having hingeconnections at their upper ends, upwardly-projecting posts pivoted attheir lower ends to the uprights, tierods pivotally connected at theirupper ends with the uprights and with which the upper ends of the postsare slidably connected whereby the posts and tie-rods may be foldedagainst their respective uprights, hangers connected with the upper endsof the posts, and chairs carried by the hangers.

3. A swing comprising uprights having hinge connections at their upperends, kneebraces connecting the uprights, means for holding theknee-braces rigid at times, posts pivoted to the uprights at the ends ofthe knee-braces,tie-rods pivotally connected with the upper ends of theuprights and with which the posts are slidably connected, and seatssuspended from the posts.

4. A swing comprising a supporting-frame including pivoted membersadapted to fold together, hangers swung from the frame, a platformremovably connected with the-hangers, a chair-seat pivoted to thehanger-sand having front legspivoted thereto and to the platform, saidlegs being removable from the platform, a back comprising uprightspivoted to the seat, arms pivoted to the uprights and having dependingwebs, and supports pivoted to the seat and webs and having means forholding them at times against pivotal movement with respect to the web.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHAUNOEY O. "LYMAN. lVitnesses:

W. J. McCARroN, ANTON OLSON.

